Grounding Probe

"Lone6Wolfpack" wrote in message nk.net...
The ground probe is there to prevent death.
Not to drain away minute induced voltages.
Agreed

As an electronic engineer do you agree that the probe will not
drain to ground minute voltages (or rather currents)? Strange...

In my opinion it will drain those currents and this is not good.
Yes, it is good in the meaning the probe will trip the breaker...
But currents will create unhealthy environment for tank inhabitants.
Without the probe there would be no stray currents in the tank
since relatively to ground it would be insulated by glass&wood.

"david" wrote in message ...
As an electronic engineer do you agree that the probe will not
drain to ground minute voltages (or rather currents)? Strange...

In my opinion it will drain those currents and this is not good.
Yes, it is good in the meaning the probe will trip the breaker...
But currents will create unhealthy environment for tank inhabitants.
Without the probe there would be no stray currents in the tank
since relatively to ground it would be insulated by glass&wood.

but then in the sea it would be connected to ground.

Where have you seen sea waves made with an electric powerheads?
Do you understand, that there is a huge difference in terms of
electric environment when you compare fish tank and any ocean?
Water movement are powered with gravitation, termal events, but
not electric powerheads which could leak electricity to water.
The same situation is with lights. Fluorescent tubes leak a lot
of electricity to the souroundings, including tank water...
Especially, when they do not operate near grounded metal reflector.
Have you seen parts of the ocean lighted with fluoro fixtures? ;-)

My opinion is that we cannot blindly copy one feature of the ocean
(water is grounded there) without contemplating the consequences
of this kind of decision in our artificial fish tank environment,
normally FULL OF INDUCTED or LEAKING ELECTRICITY from many electric
devices making it posible for the fish tank to work.

how do fish senses like sharks work ? :-) ?

Sharks/Rays are very different from an ordinary bony fish like tang or clown.
I would not torture any shark in a home aquarium... I have read stories about
fast growing 60cm sharks in people basements swimming in a 4 metter tanks
and I got strong recollections about a goldfish in a 1-litter fishbowl :-((
With a big difference that shark psyche is much more developed making the
comparison even worse for a very complicated fish like shark.

Hey Pszemol

what kinda electrical test equipment do you have ???



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Richard Reynolds

"Richard Reynolds" wrote in message news:sjg2b.10420$Qy4.1831@fed1read05...
what kinda electrical test equipment do you have ???

Why are you interested in this subject?
Do you want to hire me to do some testing for you? :-))
I am affraid I cannot help you with your sharks,
if this is the reason you asked... ;-)

To answer your question, I do not "own" any sofisticated
equipment beside some universal/popular ones used in my
home projects, but I work as a engineer for a company designing
a lot of electronic equipment (digital and analog circuits) so
I have an access to many, many different meters :-)

"Boomer" wrote in message
...
This hobby is notorious for mistakes, myths, bad/incorrect data, folk
lore,
misunderstanding,etc.
In the early day people usually thought they were Goby's, cause they kinda
look like
Goby's. Look at
it this way, a Red Reef Lobster is not a Lobster, anymore than a Red
Banded Coral Shrimp
is a
Shrimp or a Spiny Lobster is a Lobster.



I was not aware of this. What ARE red Reef Lobsters and Coral Banded
Shrimp?

Doug